Are You Fed Up of Steemit?: Why you SHOULDN'T Quit!

in #steemit • 8 years ago (edited)

As a newbie to this platform over the last couple of weeks, I see people jumping on here full of passion, hope and stories to tell. Some of them I follow, interact with in the comments, and become excited about the interests that we share and the future posts they will write so that I, and my fellow Steemians, can read.

Then suddenly, 3 posts down the track, all goes quiet. I check back on their page every other day wondering if maybe they just got busy at work, with friends, or went out of town for the weekend. I start to realise that they are never coming back. It is quite sad to feel like someone who seemed excited to be here became disheartened and disallusioned so fast.

If You're Thinking About Quitting Steemit, here are some reasons you should stay:

You haven't given it a chance yet 💕

I understand that it can be a little deflating to see some people with so many followers, so much engagement in their comments, and making big bucks on each and every post. Those people with really well followed blogs have been here for a long time, and they have worked hard interacting with people, consistently putting out content and working themselves up from the same place you are now as a newbie.

It should be about more than the money 💰

We didn't join Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Myspace back in the day for the money - we joined it to interact with people, share our thoughts and feelings, kill some boredom and have some fun. If you are spending an hour a day on Facebook for nothing, you may as well spend an hour a day on Steemit, and share your photos and feelings with us.

It takes time to build a good blog 🐢

Some people can become disheartened by seeing others posts make a ton of money, and their post makes 9 cents. That is normal in the beginning. I saw one girl post a picture of her beautiful butt, and it made less than a dollar, whereas if someone with a bigger following posted exactly the same picture, perhaps they would have made $1000+.

Things You Can Do To Be Happy Here:

1. Post content that makes you happy: 😄 Whether it is pictures of your dog, pictures of your butt, stories of your travel, health advice, cryptocurrency, etc.

2. Engage with other people: 👭 Steemitchat is a great place to meet people, discord is also great as well. Read other peoples content and reach out to them in the comments to have a chat and get to know them. Steemit is a wonderful place full of positivity, but you need to go out and find it.

3. Set yourself a goal:🎓 What could Steemit mean for you? Do you just want to build confidence in writing? Do you want to get your account value up to $100 in a month? Do you want to learn more about cryptocurrency or get inspiration for your next overseas trip?

4. Enter Contests: 🏆 I have entered a couple of contests and they are so much fun, I have won Steem and it has really helped me to boost my confidence here, have some fun and make a little bit of extra money that I wouldn't have had otherwise just from posting.

I really hope you decide to stick around for a little longer!

My friend @dogwithablog 🐾 was feeling a little disheartened that nobody likes her... and no one cares about a little dog that wants to write a blog 🐶, so hopefully this post will inspire her to stay. If you want to show her some love, reach out to her and say hello! haha

Please up vote, comment and resteem if you like this post! 😍 I love hearing from you guys, let me know if you have had any moments where you have been frustrated with Steemit and wanted to quit? Hope you have a great day, and happy steeming!

#steem #life #teamasutralia #writing
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     8 years ago 

    This will be helpful to frustrated newbies. Great advise!

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     8 years ago 

    This post received a 0.7% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @hannahlicious! For more information, click here!

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     8 years ago 

    Such a lovely post. You know what @hannahlicious , you're the type of a person that makes places a happier place. Your post even vibes good energy. Got my vote and follow.

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     8 years ago (edited)

    awww thanks so much @fitnessgirl!! I really appreciate it :)

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       8 years ago 

      The only complaint I have about Steemit is that I wasn't told about this site sooner... Like seriously why isn't everyone using this? LOL their lost is our gain.

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       8 years ago 

      I know right? all that time we spent on Facebook or tumblr not knowing about Steemit!! :)

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      This to me is like when I started using facebook slowly it took over me using Myspace, and already Steemit is taking over my spare time over facebook. I wouldn't use it at all anymore if it wasn't for my family reunions are planned there and I run some home school groups there too.

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       8 years ago 

      Yeah exactly the same I remember not wanting to leave myspace for Facebook.... and then myspace just died! Yeah I don't feel like i even check my notifications for Facebook anymore haha... just use it still for sending messages to friends and husband :)

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       8 years ago 

      How do you find out about the competitions?

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       8 years ago 

      I just found them by chance while exploring! There are some conversation threads in steemitchat and discord where people just specifically post competition links :) or you can search for posts that are tagged with contest or competition etc :)

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         8 years ago (edited)

        Your post made me want to continue reading.. When I see a post click on it and see it has more than 2 paragraphs my brain says 'No turn back,,, we ain't got no time for copy paste stuff" lol..

        But this blog, wether its copy paste (which I doubt) or not, it had some level of deeper feeling and understanding to it or whatever which made it fun and worhtwhile...

        Finally someone to follow.. I hope your other blogs are as worthy as this one!

        Have a good one .. cheers

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         8 years ago 

        hahaha, thanks so much...
        Yeah no copy and paste here... awesome thanks so much for following!! appreciate it
        you have a good one too! :)

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         8 years ago 

        that makes me sad to read that people copy and past content, I am new here, but originality seems to be what anyone should want.

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           8 years ago 

          Yeah If you browse further into steemit you'll see people posting lots of other peoples stuff, or just pictures from google or GIF files or videos.. like @hannahlicious says just for the money,, I like to keep it real, creative and interacting..

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           8 years ago 

          me too, the money is nice, but if I am gonna make money the only right way is with my own ideas and original content.

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             8 years ago 

            Right? I have the same thoughts.. I mean let's be realistic and humane lol.. Some people want the easy way out everytime..
            But yeah.. that's life I guess.. life is unfair.. but we should make the best of it, what makes us happy :)

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             8 years ago 

            People on Steemit who are raking in the bucks have a lot of Steem Power. I'm fairly certain many have invested money, or have been here since last year.

            It seems like the money side of it shouldn't be the main incentive . What I mean by that is: how much money have you ever made posting on FaceBook or Twitter? Chances are you never made a red cent, and may have spent a lot of time on sites like those.

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             8 years ago 

            yeah absolutely... i used to post and post and post on tumblr once upon a time, and there was no money at all involved in that, but i feel like load of people had tumblr accounts and were really into it :)

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               8 years ago 

              Nice post. You're really diving in and learning the platform.

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               8 years ago 

              Great post sweety really worth it :)

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               8 years ago 

              Thanks Hannah!

              I see the massive potential of Steemit and agree...many will jump on thinking they'll 'quit their jobs thanks to Steemit'!

              Like anything...there's no shortcut.

              I've started with setting a goal to post a blog a few times a week, plus interact with various posts I stumble on (at least 3x per day).

              My big issue: How do I sort through all the junk posts to find quality posts someone (like you here) sat down to write...

              Still trying to figure that out :D

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               8 years ago 

              Hahaha yeah, I guess thats the same thing like some people who play music are rockstars, and some people who play music might just do gigs on the weekend or busking but can't quit their day jobs :) it's true that there is no shortcut.
              Yeah I think thats good to try and keep consistently putting things out for people to read and I try and interact with a few posts a day too... you have 10 x 100% votes each day so I try and use those votes on other peoples posts.
              I think it's just a searching game to be honest... once you find one person that you like and see who they resteem and then who that person resteems is how I tend to find them.... its a massive game of exploring to find great blogs, i seem to find new ones every day haha :)

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               8 years ago 

              One of these days, I just might post a picture of my butt...

              Great post. I get discouraged daily. I lost a follower today, which is easy to notice when just starting out. But, I am trying to stick with it. I mean, if they unfollow, then we didnt share interests, which wouldn't have helped me in the long run anyway. Right?

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               8 years ago 

              HAHAHAHA
              I loose followers too! And for a second you are like damm.... someone really was that uninterested that they went and manually unfollower me... but yeah, if you don't share interests there is no point in having that 1 extra number, better to have people you can connect with engaging on your posts :)